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By any objective measure, that should be a major story. Rice had been invited on the PBS program to discuss Trump's unproven claim that Obama had tapped his phones at Trump Tower. Its unlawful use is espionage because the identity of Americans surveilled is top-secret - the highest level of classification. "Rice's denials don't add up", stated Fleitz. (more...)

Japan called the launch "provocative", while South Korea condemned it as "a blunt challenge" to the United Nations and "a threat to the peace and safety of the global community as well as the Korean peninsula". The North's latest launch came as outside satellite imagery show possible preparations for a new nuclear test at the North's main nuclear test site, such as communication cables used to initiate a test and collect data being already laid. (more...)

Tensions in the Asia-Pacific region have been heightened since President Donald Trump said he would take a tougher stance on Pyongyang than his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, and a series of military exercises held last month between the us and South Korea not far from North Korean territory. (more...)

Trooper Christopher Gesualdo arrived to find the pregnant woman in the back seat ready to deliver, police said. Summit Police dispatcher Vinny Scala kept the driver on the phone and kept her calm as they waited for help to arrive, police said. (more...)

The Kiwis nearly won right at the end with a last-minute try but the score was disallowed after the final pass was ruled to have gone forward. Dylan Collier of New Zealand. "It was really competitive because both teams wanted it, you could see that". "We knew Samoa would come out strong and I think we played very well to beat them". (more...)

Iraqi forces, backed by the US-led coalition, are battling to retake Mosul, ISIL's last stronghold in Iraq and the city where Al Baghdadi declared a caliphate almost three years ago. Iraqi forces, backed by the global coalition, launched a major offensive in Mosul to drive IS extremists out their main stronghold, where al-Baghdadi proclaimed the caliphate on June 29, 2014. (more...)

That may follow a trend of other leaders from Hungary to Turkey who eschew the concept of liberal European democracy in favour of the model followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin . Right before the vote, Vucic even visited Putin, who reportedly promised his signature on the delivery of fighter planes, battle tanks and armored vehicles to Serbia . (more...)

He also denounced the use of chemical weapons, saying "the crimes the Syrian regime has committed against its own people can not be ignored". Do you support unilateral strikes, which goes against your own worldview, but to deter the use of chemical weapons, which, obviously, we don't want to be used again? "We're all shocked and horrified by the bad images and actions that just happened in Syria with chemical weapons", Trudeau said during a one-on-one interview with media executive Tina ... (more...)

Trump's chief White House strategist earned between $1.3 and $2.3 million a year ago, according to his disclosure report. According to the New York Times , Bannon disclosed assets between $13 million and $56 million. The White House would like to paint this as a positive. According to her husband's disclosure, the hotel stake is worth between US$5 million and US$25 million. (more...)

He said there were around 10 attackers, including two suicide bombers. Iraqi air force and army aircraft conduct regular strike operations over the city to support police and special forces units battling the militants. Yet, residents, whether targeted directly or not, still can and have been the victims of strikes aimed at ISIS fighters who are deployed in areas still populated by hundreds of thousands of civilians. (more...)

The incident took place at Ahlens, a department store in Klarabergsgatan. Smoke rose front the front of the store. "One person has been arrested who may be connected with the incident", the police was quoted as saying. Sweden's vice-prime minister, Isabella Lovin, and Education Minister Gustav Fridolin laid red and yellow roses Saturday morning, close to the site pf the attack. (more...)

Bloody tyre tracks on Drottninggatan (Queen Street) showed where the truck had passed. He said people at the scene urged him to help one of the women who was " bleeding to death ". It is now unknown whether he is the man who was arrested. Body-like forms covered by blankets were seen on Drottninggatan and live television footage showed smoke coming out of the department store. (more...)

In the meeting, Trump effectively urged Xi to stop attempts to undermine the Japanese administration of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and militarization in disputed areas of the South China Sea, according to Tillerson. "President Trump made excellent preparations for our country's representatives and gave us a warm reception", Xi said before departing Mar-a-Lago, according to Chinese media. (more...)

Bannon, the sources said, appealed directly to President Trump, who was "stunned" when Bannon threatened to quit. While Vice President Mike Pence told Fox News later that day that the move wasn't a demotion for Bannon, it would appear he didn't feel the same way. (more...)

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin believes the US launched the strikes under a "far-fetched pretext". "This move by Washington has dealt a serious blow to Russian-US relations, which are already in a poor state". A Syrian opposition group, the Syrian Coalition, said the USA attack puts an end to an age of "impunity" and should herald the start of a larger campaign against Damascus . (more...)

The trade deficit, the gap between USA imports and exports of goods and services, fell to $43.6 billion in February, down from $48.2 billion in January. He believes that large deficits are slowing American growth and employment. Trump has said he will renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada, which Trump called a "disaster" during the campaign. (more...)

As reported by the Washington Post , initially, Flynn earned at least $1.3 million through his consulting firm Flynn Intel Group. Flynn's new disclosure also details a $10,000 payment for a speech in NY last October paid by Ibrahim Kurtulus, a NY financial adviser who is also listed as an advisory board member for the Turkish American National Steering Committee. (more...)

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the first tremor hit 2km northwest of Mabini, Batangas at 3.07 p.m. Tomas and Lemery Batangas; and Batangas City and Tagaytay City. Then at around 3:09 p.m., another quake was felt in Talaga, Tanauan in Batangas with a magnitude of 5.9 and a depth of 42.7 kilometers. There were no immediate reports of injuries. (more...)

The accounts are critical of the new administration and most claim to be run by current or former staff members of government agencies. NEW YORK (AP)  Twitter says the USA government backed down on a request for records that could identify users behind an account opposed to President Donald Trump. (more...)

Bheka Ntuli from Durban said it was time South Africa sought a commited and passionate president who would listen to the masses. While Friday's marches remained largely peaceful, groups of protesters scuffled outside the Johannesburg family mansion of the wealthy Gupta family. (more...)